The family of an Ohio teen that died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba during a Whitewater rafting trip last June recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a North Carolina recreation ...

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A South Carolina hospital patient died from Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, likely contracted at Lake Murray. Infection occurs when the amoeba enters the nose and travels to the brain, often ...

Rare infection suspected after child becomes critically ill. — -- Officials are investigating if a parasitic amoeba made a child critically ill after swimming in a Minnesota lake this summer. The ...

A woman in Texas died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba infection from using tap water to clear out her sinuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. According to ...

The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, can lead to a rare brain infection known as PAM. A Texas woman has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after using a sinus rinse with contaminated water, according to a ...

A person is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with a brain-eating amoeba infection in Missouri, officials announced. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MODHSS) said in a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. After a six-year-old boy died of Naegleria fowleri-related brain ...

A South Carolina patient has been confirmed to have naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that can infect the brain, the Centers for Disease Control said.“The exposure is thought to have occurred on July 24 ...

A Texas woman has died after contracting a rare infection from a brain-eating amoeba while using tap water to clear out her sinuses at an RV campground, according to a recent report.